News Archive / Tagged: Tiangong space station

• Shenzhou-16 taikonauts return to Earth after 5 months in space

  Derek RichardsonOctober 31st, 2023

  The fifth long-duration crew mission to China’s Tiangong space station has concluded after the three-person Shenzhou-16 landed in China following a 154-day stay aboard the outpost.

• China launches Shenzhou 17 crew to Tiangong space station

  Derek RichardsonOctober 26th, 2023

  China’s Shenzhou 17 mission with three taikonauts launched to the country’s Tiangong space station, docking with the outpost some six hours later.

• Tianzhou 6 cargo ship arrives at Chinese space station

  Derek RichardsonMay 11th, 2023

  China’s Tiangong space station received a fresh delivery of supplies with the launch and arrival of the Tianzhou 6 cargo spacecraft.

• ‘Wentian’ science module launched to Chinese space station

  Derek RichardsonJuly 24th, 2022

  A new laboratory cabin module called Wentian was launched by China to add to the country’s fledgling Tiangong space station.

• China orbits ‘Tianhe,’ the core of its multi-module space station

  Michael McCabeApril 29th, 2021

  China has begun construction of a large three-module space station with the launch of the Tianhe core module, starting a two-year assembly sequence.